The brother of Michelle Blackmon, 52, has been arrested and charged with her murder, authorities said. The man allegedly shot his sister in her home while Michelle's child was studying online. Other students who were in the system at that moment heard gunshots. Michelle Blackmon, 52, received multiple wounds to the face and head in her kitchen. “There was a shooting at one of the MPS students' home while the…

An Oregon couple, forced to leave their home by wildfires raging nearby, soon faced another challenge. The couple had to helplessly watch through the video surveillance system as the looters burst into their home. Tracy and Marvin Johnson told KOIN 6 News that the flames destroyed a two-mile walking trail in Beavercreek, which they had been building for 8 years, but firefighters managed to save the house — only for…

An ambulance delivering a patient with a heart attack to the hospital collided with a fire truck on its way to a call in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. As a result, the patient died and a member of his family was seriously injured. The incident occurred at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Throop Avenue after 12:45 pm on Thursday. The recording, obtained by Williamsburg News, captures the moment of the…

Police arrested a Kentucky man who had been traveling on a bus for 5 hours with suitcases containing the remains of his girlfriend. Melvin Martin Jr. boarded a Greyhound bus in Louisville, Kentucky, and traveled to Chicago, Illinois to visit his parents, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The family who met him upon arrival did not even suspect about the terrible load in the bags. “It's crazy to carry body…

Authorities are investigating after materials that could be used to make explosives were found in a home in Queens. According to a spokesman for the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division of the New York Police Department, the landlord found the items that caused him anxiety after the fire was extinguished at the bottom of the house. Investigators also found books on military explosives and booby traps, chemicals, and some suspicious notes…

The Boston woman who died in an elevator crash on Monday was identified as 38-year-old Carrie O'Connor. She died of traumatic asphyxiation. The death of a woman is considered a tragic accident. Boston University confirmed that O'Connor taught French with them. The Boston Professional Equipment Inspection said the elevator was recently inspected and meets state requirements. Witnesses say that everything that happened was terrible, they are still in shock and…

A man who was frantically looking for his wife and child after the forest fires in Oregon came face to face with a stranger who suffered in the fire — and could not recognize her as his wife. Chris Tofte and Angela Mosso thought they still had time and the fire would take a long time to reach the family's Lyon home. While Angela was collecting things, Chris drove to…

A year-long investigation into child abuse resulted in the arrest of two people in Canton, Ohio. In August 2019, Child Welfare Services contacted police about three children they believed had been mistreated in a Canton home. After that, detectives found evidence that a 7-year-old girl was locked in a dog cage in the basement as punishment. Police say the baby weighed only 28 pounds. In addition, he could have been…

A Washington state firefighter who fought wildfires near the Canadian border lost his wife and three children after an early morning fire engulfed their new home. By the time the first responders arrived at the scene of the tragedy in Benton City, Washington, the family's trailer was engulfed in flames. A nearby trailer also caught fire, but its owners were rescued. «There was nothing we could do,» commented Ron Duncan,…

A couple from Stockton, California, are waiting for months of rehabilitation after being set on fire along with their house by a neighbor with whom the couple allegedly had a bet over a parking space. Jorge and Patsy Garcia are still in critical condition in the hospital, with burns on 80% of their body. Fortunately, their 5-year-old daughter was not hurt during the attack in mid-August: her father, along with…